Simply

She had never cared very much
For adventures' call, was not drawn
To being lured by danger's pawn,
Never sought to flirt with temptations' edge

Thoughts of soaring skies sometimes danced
Through her mind, visions of mountains scaled
Teased the spirit and oceans sailed
Tugged the imagination of endless summer

But she was born to simpler fare
Not inclined to be bold or invite daring
More laid back, always somewhat uncaring
Of the thrills that others highly praised

Tethers of blindness could be claimed
If one wanted to make such pleas
But she would not be bothered with theories
Of why... they mattered little to her

For life had been kind, giving her much
To embrace though she's skirted the edge
Of bad a time or two.... she had danced
In the rain to drumbeats of summer,
Captained puddle boats, her fare
Paid with smiles and laughter, praised
Azure skies, magnolia breeze,  and claimed
Each as gifts that 'simply' defined her

September 2007